Wilson Daniel's Ltd. of St. Helena wrote a check for $8,000 last week to the Angwin Community Teen Center, a healthy contribution to the Center's need for $72,000 a year. Some 189 Angwinites have donated to the Teen Center so far since its inception last year, according to Tom Amato, executive director.

Jim Clifton is president of the Center. JoAline Olson, CEO of the St. Helena Hospital, is development director.

This year's funding will go toward increased community service, expansion of the peer counseling program, purchase of video editing and computerized music composition equipment, and a lecture series for parents.

The Teen Center is offering a rich mix of activities for teen-agers - football, air hockey, table games, arts and crafts, model airplanes, computer sports games, kareoche, computers, star-gazing, table games, and exercise equipment. The Center is providing peer counseling, getting kids into community service projects, and field trips.

The most recent Center project is a series of lectures for parents and community leaders. See announcement below of the next lecture scheduled.

The Angwin Reporter thinks that the Teen Center is one of the best things to happen in Angwin. And it is not a government project, but one supported by Angwinites and their friends. Somewhere in this community is a senior citizen who will change their will to include a substantial contribution to the Teen Center. Think about it.

Dr. Bill Mundy reported today that Angwin received more than 46 inches of rain this season. The average - during the winter months of November to April - is about 42.

The total this year was boosted significantly by a wet month of May - possibly the wettest May since records have been kept - 55 years ago. More than 2 inches arrived in May.

The chart below is enlightening. Can you imagine getting more than 80 inches of rain? That happened in 1982-83? Can you imagine only about 15 inches, in 1975-76?